Quatrième voie

Paradoxically,when a man is sincerely burnt, he only seeks a way: it's the first way that is before him. It's precisely what happened by the meeting apparently miraculous between René Daumal, when he was 22 years old, with Alexandre de Salzmann (1874-1934). To Daumal, Alexandre de Salzmann was a mediator: thanks to him, Daumal discovers Gurdjieff's teaching. Friend of Kandinsky and Rilke, member of the group Jugendstill, Alexandre de Salzmann was a remarkable painter and draughtsman. His covers and illustrations for the magazine "Jugend" made him famous in the Germany of beginning of 20th century's.  Alexandre de Salzmann, major figure of art in the 20th century, also was a set painter and renown director.

In this conference within the frame of the Journées Internationales de la Spiritualité Laïque, Philippe Muller initiates to G.I. Gurdjeff 's fourth way  which is both a way of knowledge of oneself and an inward work.
He lightens his approach almost scientific based on observation and understanding of energies which are in us and dysfunction of our mental, emotional and motor functions, which grow

In this second and last part of the presentation on the teachings of G.I.  Gurdjieff, famous figure of esotericism, Serge Troude talks about objective music, the master’s written work, the dumb’s ladder, which is an invitation to fight the egotic aspect of every man who will open to altruism and to share what he has received, and the enneagram.  So many elements and tools which must lead human being towards his harmonic development and  conscious towards his spiritual awakening.

In this first part which lasts 53 minutes, Serge Troude talks about the personality and the identity of G.I. Gurdjieff evoking the origins and the specificity of his teachings: what is his means of transmission? What are the elements which compose it? He also describes the role of movements and inner exercises.  So many questions the author answers trying to lighten the current side of this teaching.

Introduction to Georges-Ivanoviff Gurdjieff’s teaching (1877-1948) by Jean-Claude Squinquel.
Each individual, if he wants to get closer to his essence, to Self, has to get rid of a certain number of conditioning, masks, which origins go back childhood.